Patmos

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The Dodecanese-bound Blue Star Patmos ferry was forced to return to the port of Piraeus on Tuesday due to a medical emergency concerning a 69-year-old citizen.

The The Blue Star Patmos had embarked from Piraeus and was to make stops at the islands of Patmos, Leipsoi, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos, Symi, and Rhodes.

No details concerning the patient's health have been made available.

Greek authorities on Saturday rescued nearly 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies trying to cross from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents, the coast guard said.

In recent weeks Greece has seen a rise in such arrivals, mostly in small unseaworthy boats provided by smugglers.

The leading British magazine "Conde Nast Traveller" explains the reasons why Patmos and Lipsi are synonymous with "well-being" and should be at the top of the international traveler's choices, in a recent tribute in the context of the new program of  the Hellenic Tourism Organiztion-EOT's UK bureau.

A list of twenty Greek islands selected as the most beautiful was announced by the British newspaper Evening Standard.

There are many reports from Dutch media about Greek destinations that are attractive to visit this year. During this period, the list of the five proposed destinations in Greece for religious tourism stand out, according to Griekenland.net, the "tourist source" of the Netherlands exclusively for travel to Greece.

The unique quality of Patmos to offer travelers peace of mind and security along with safety is invoked by the international media from around the world in their proposals for a refreshing vacation in Greece, without overcrowding.

A state of emergency was declared on Patmos on Thursday in the wake of a violent rainstorm that visited floods and landslides on the southeastern Aegean island on Monday. 

Civil Protection General Secretary Vassilis Papageorgiou made the decision in response to a request from the Municipality of Patmos.

Widespread damages have been reported on the road network of the island of Patmos in the eastern Aegean, as a result of heavy rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The rainfall also caused landslides in coastal areas.

The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) is launching on Friday (June 5) a new round of testing on the residents of 16 small islands of the Aegean, ahead of the opening to foreign tourists in mid-June.